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———–Criticism unpatriotic, reprehensible – PDP
From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Osun State, has described the N100 billion infrastructure plan of Governor Ademola Adeleke as ‘a scam skilfully designed to enrich some economic buccaneers close to the government.’
In the N100 billion infrastructure plan, Adeleke promised to construct five flyovers and other infrastructural projects.
But, the APC in a statement by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, made available by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, on Sunday, queried the justification for five flyovers when Adeleke’s government is still ‘hoarding’ palliative funds and N7 billion infrastructure fund from the federal government.
The APC challenged Adeleke to tell the world the economic importance of the proposed construction of a flyover at Owode Ede if not only to serve his ego as a native of Ede.
“Is there any justification for the construction of five flyovers at this time in the history of the state when the state government under governor Adeleke is yet to come up with its planned succor for the people of the state when some other state governments have been dolling out the second or third tranche of their government’s support for the governed?
“What sense is therein, for a government which is yet to make a pronouncement on the acceptable minimum wage for its workers as initiated by the federal government, to toy with the plans to build five flyovers in the state at a time?” APC said.
Reacting, the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the APC’s criticism is “unpatriotic, reprehensible and a display of anti-development anti-people politics for which the opposition is known.”
He said the APC is playing politics with a development agenda that is widely adjudged to be commendable, long overdue, sustainable, and paramount to the economic revival of our dear state.
“We call on the APC to read the full speech of Mr governor in which he spelled out the strategies, the projects, the funding plans, and sources of such funding. The APC should get educated that not all governors are interested in diverting public funds as was the practice when the opposition held sway,” PDP said.
